NEW DELHI: French carmaker Renault
today said it will launch a new hatchback in India during the Auto Expo
in January 2012 that will compete with Maruti Suzuki's Swift. The car is
specifically designed for the Indian market by its design centre in
Mumbai.
The French car major said that the next launch will be the Koleos SUV. It will be unveiled in the next few days. The French car maker announced this at an event where it disclosed its product plans and handed over the keys to the first 14 customers
"In January 2012 we will launch a hatchback in B to B+ segment and it is specifically designed for the Indian customers by our Mumbai centre," Renault Executive Vice President (Product Planning and Program) Philippe Klein told reporters here.
The company will launch the car in segment where Maruti Suzuki India's premium hatchback Swift is positioned.
Klein said the company will launch its sports utility vehicle new Koleos by the end of 2011. Renault said that India will be among the first countries to see the Koleos going on sale.
"After the hatchback, our fourth car for the Indian market will be a SUV and its the Duster. We will launch it in the second half of 2012," Klein said.
The company has already launched its luxury sedan Fluence in India this year.
The company had earlier announced to launch five vehicles in India by the end of 2012.
All the cars will be assembled at Renault's Indian facility in Chennai, Klein said.
With a committed investment of Rs 4500 crore by 2015 the alliance plant in Chennai is now fully operational with one assembly line and the second line will be installed by mid-2011 taking the capacity to 4,00,000 cars per year.
According to the company officials, the plant is of flexible type, producing vehicles from both Nissan and Renault on a single line.
Renault also plans to set-up a powertrain assembly line in the near future.
Renault and Japanese car maker Nissan joined hands in 2008 to set up a manufacturing facility at Oragadam. While the first hatchback "Micra" was rolled out from Nissan's stable last year, the flagship luxury sedan "Fluence" from Renault was launched as a Completely Knocked Down (CKD) unit this year.
The French car major said that the next launch will be the Koleos SUV. It will be unveiled in the next few days. The French car maker announced this at an event where it disclosed its product plans and handed over the keys to the first 14 customers
"In January 2012 we will launch a hatchback in B to B+ segment and it is specifically designed for the Indian customers by our Mumbai centre," Renault Executive Vice President (Product Planning and Program) Philippe Klein told reporters here.
The company will launch the car in segment where Maruti Suzuki India's premium hatchback Swift is positioned.
Klein said the company will launch its sports utility vehicle new Koleos by the end of 2011. Renault said that India will be among the first countries to see the Koleos going on sale.
"After the hatchback, our fourth car for the Indian market will be a SUV and its the Duster. We will launch it in the second half of 2012," Klein said.
The company has already launched its luxury sedan Fluence in India this year.
The company had earlier announced to launch five vehicles in India by the end of 2012.
All the cars will be assembled at Renault's Indian facility in Chennai, Klein said.
With a committed investment of Rs 4500 crore by 2015 the alliance plant in Chennai is now fully operational with one assembly line and the second line will be installed by mid-2011 taking the capacity to 4,00,000 cars per year.
According to the company officials, the plant is of flexible type, producing vehicles from both Nissan and Renault on a single line.
Renault also plans to set-up a powertrain assembly line in the near future.
Renault and Japanese car maker Nissan joined hands in 2008 to set up a manufacturing facility at Oragadam. While the first hatchback "Micra" was rolled out from Nissan's stable last year, the flagship luxury sedan "Fluence" from Renault was launched as a Completely Knocked Down (CKD) unit this year.
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